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John Kennedy (R) sponsored sjres13-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 8222 active lobbying filings
Senator John Kennedy is the primary sponsor of sjres13-119, which would nullify Treasury Department rules that removed automatic approvals and streamlined forms for Commercial Banks merger applications. Kennedy sponsored this joint resolution while Commercial Banks represents 15.4% of his identifiable donor base, ranking third among donor industries in his party at $8.23 million. Since 2022, Commercial Banks companies have filed 8,222 lobbying reports on issues related to this legislation.
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Commercial Banks
donor sector
gave $8.23M
15% of their funding
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John Kennedy
R-LA · Senate
sponsored
8,222 sector filings
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BILL
SJRES13-119
their bill
15%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$8.23M
from Commercial Banks
#3
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 273)
8,222
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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◈ Ask the Analyst about John Kennedy →How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated September 7, 2026 · internal signal score 93/100.